Manitoba News

WINNIPEG — Manitoba New Democrats are promising to improve cardiac care at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg if they win the Oct. 3 provincial election.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Declan Chisholm to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday. The deal carries an annual value of US$775,000. Chisholm, of Bowmanville, Ont.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson has promoted her promised tax cuts to the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce.

WINNIPEG — The pride in Adam Lowry's voice was evident after being named captain of the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Lowry is the third Jets captain since the team moved from Atlanta in 2011.

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba Premier Gary Doer resurfaced on the province's political scene Tuesday to support current NDP Leader Wab Kinew on the campaign trail for the Oct. 3 provincial election.

LUNDAR BEACH, Man. — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising to permanently cut in half rental fees for agricultural Crown lands as part of a series of farm-related election promises.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba RCMP have laid first-degree murder charges in what they call the “calculated and planned” killing of a man whose remains were found in the trunk of a burnt-out car last year.

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Gary Doer is back in the political spotlight. Doer, who resigned 14 years ago after a decade in the premier's chair, attended an NDP campaign event to support current party leader Wab Kinew for the Oct. 3 election.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Progressive Conservatives promised Monday to phase out the province's payroll tax over eight years, while the New Democrats pledged more government contract work for bidders and workers in the province.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba New Democrats are promising to ensure more government contract work goes to bidders and workers within the province.